Gasoline gauge



J. H. BARNES Nov. 3, 1925.

GAS OLINE GAUGE m, M J.

Sept. 8. 1924 Hiram/m14 gasoline in a tank.

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In the drawing, wherein for the purpose PaeniedfNev. i3', 1925.

TAHNEY H. BARNES,

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GAsoLInE GAUGE.

Application led September 8, 194. Serial No. 738,559.

To all 'whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JAHNEY H. BARNES, a citizen of the United States, residing at Eureka, in the county of Greenwood and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gasoline Gauges, of which the following is a specication.

This invention relates to improvements in gasoline gauges, and has for its principal object to provide a simple and eilicient means for accurately ascertaining the' amount of l/Vth the gasoline gauges, the same coniprising Wooden sticks having graduations thereon, when the same is inserted into a gasoline tank, the gasoline has a tendency to creep upwardly on the stick, and thereby prevent a person from accurately ascertaining the exact amount of gasoline in the tank.

Another object of the invention is to proi vide a gasoline gauge of the above mentioned character, which is adapted to `be inserted into a gasoline tank, means being provided for receiving an amount of gasoline which is indicative of the amount of gasoline in the tank, means being further provided forpreventing the gasoline within the gaugefrom being discharged therefrom before the'saine has been removed from the tank and inspectv A further object of the invention is to provide a gasoline gauge of the above mentioned character, which is simple in'constructi'on, inexpensive, strong, and durable, and further well adapted for the it is designated.

Other objects and advantages of this invention will become ap arent during the courseof the following escription. n

In the accompanying drawingffming a part of-this specificatiomndin which like numerals designate 'like parts throughout the sainep/ Thefg'ure is a view partly in side elevapartly in section of the gasoline odying my invention.

of illustration is shown the preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 1 desi etes an elongated cylindrical casing, whic is preferably formed of metal, and

the respective ends thereof are o en. The

lower end of the casing is externa y threaded, and rovides a means forv egpporting thereon t e hollow head 2. The' purpose of purpose for whichV theheadwill be hereinafter morefully de? scribed.. Supported-in the outer portionof the cylindrical casing is aglas's tube, in

which is adapted to enter a quantity of gasoline from that which is contained Within the tank in which the ygauge is placed. The glass tube'lias kprovided on` the outer face thereof the graduationdesignated generally bythe numeral 4, whereby the exact amount of gasoline Within the casing may be readily determined.. `For the purpose of rendering the graduations visible, the casing 1 is provided with a tlat cut out portion 5, the saine extending for substantially the full-length of the glass tube. .l

Supported in theeliollowhead 2 between I the lower end of thelgcasngand the glass tube, and the annular shoulder formed on the' inne-r wall of the healilj directly above the inlet openings 7 is 'thee-Sleeve or barrel 8. Th'e upper-portion oftlgbarrel is dared outwardly as illustratedatfg/'and arranged in the flared portion 9 are, the outlet openings 10, which form a communication between the heads 2 and the glasstube 3 for the ui'- poses hereinafter to be fully desc'ri d. Thel lower portion of f the sleeve 8 is also flared, as isillustratedjtfll, whereby means is provided for supporting the same in en-v gagement with theeshiulder 6. An opening l2is provided in tle'sleeve or barrel 8, and

adapted vfor -cooperation therewith is the' opening 13--formed in the barrel 14,' which is mounted/in the sleeve, and is of the hollow typeywiieeby the same communicates with the/.lower portion of the hollow head to be presently described.

. A filter screen 14 is disposed between the Y lower flared end of the sleeve 8, and the 'shoulder 6, for preventing any foreign substance from entering `the valve 1 4 and the glass tube 3. A gasket 1 5 is interposed between the upper ilared'cnd 9 of .the sleeve 8, and the lower vedges of the cylindrical casing and the glass tube respectively, in the manner indicated.

An actuating rod for the valve 1 4 1s shown at 16, and the same extends upwardly through theglass tube 3, and the upper rtion of the metallic casing 1, as we as through the cap 17 provided on the upper end ofthe casing, and terminates in the handle portion 18'.

A guide means for the upper portion of the valve actuating rod 16 1s shown-at 19, andthe same comprises au elongated tubular sleeve, the lower end of which .is flared outwardly, as illustrated at 20, and terminates in theflange 21, which' is adapted to rest on the upper edge of the glass tube 3, theupper end of the guide sleeve terminating adjacent the upper end ofthe casing 1. Air holes,

such as are shown at 22, are provided in the flared portion 20.

' heuse of my improved gasoline gauge may be briefly stated as follows:

' The valve 14 is initially actuatedfso that` the opening 13 in the side thereof will communicate with the opening 12 inthe sleeve 8. The gauge is then inserted into the tank of gasoline, in such a manner as to have the control end of the head 2 resting on the bottom of the tank. `The gasolinein the tank will then flow through the inletvopening 7 into the hollow valve 14, and out through the registering openings 13 and 12 into the The vgasoline will then flowhollow head. upwardly through the outlet opening 10 into the glass tu e 3, until thelevel of the gasoline inthe glass tube is equivalent tothe level of the gasoline in the tank, in

which the gauge is inserted. The handle 18 is then turned so as to close the valve 14, moving `-the lateral opening 13 in the valve out of registery with -the opening 12 and trapping the gasoline within the lglass tube.- The gauge is then removed from the tank and upon inspecting 'the tube through the opening or cut away portion 5 ofthe casing,

the amount of -gasoline contained within the tank ma be readil ascertained. The gasoline wit in the tu e 3 may be discharged therefrom back into the tank by opening the valve 14, it being understood, of course,

that the gauge is disposed near the opening in thetank.

The provision of a gasoline gauge of the above mentioned character will enable a person to .accurately ascertain the exact amount of gasoline within the tank, `and the simplicity: withl .which the present device is constructed enables the same to be easily and efliciently operated While I have shown the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to be understood that various "changes in the size, shape, and arrangement of parts, maybe resorted to, without departing from the spirit of the invention, and the scope of thefappended Arod associated with the valve means and extending through the casing and through the cap thereof, a handle on the end of t e actuating rod vadjacent the cap, a tubular sleeve in the casing extending downwardly' from the ca and terminating at its bottoni end in a ared portion merging into an upwardly disposed annular flange adapted to rest on the tube.

In testimony whereof I alix my signature.

JAHNEY H. BARNES. 

